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{{g}}The [[Glucksberg candle experiment]] is a celebrated experiment from social psychology that proves that, for non-trivial problems, an incentive structure that rewards individual problem solvers — like a traditional investment banking bonus structure, yo — will be less successful in solving the problem that a structure that rewards everyone on the group equally. | {{a|g| | ||
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}}The [[Glucksberg candle experiment]] is a celebrated experiment from social psychology that proves that, for non-trivial problems, an incentive structure that rewards individual problem solvers — like a traditional investment banking bonus structure, yo — will be less successful in solving the problem that a structure that rewards everyone on the group equally. | |||
The problem asks you to figure out a way of attaching a candle to a wall using only matches and a box of tacks, In a way that ensures no wax gets on the floor. | The problem asks you to figure out a way of attaching a candle to a wall using only matches and a box of tacks, In a way that ensures no wax gets on the floor. | ||